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FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Ahead of negotiations with Mauritania on the renewal of one of the most important of EU fisheries agreements, European Parliament says its main concern is to balance economic benefits with conservation of…

18th May 2011

Mauritania fisheries agreement a priority to sustainable development

18th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

European consumers show a growing concern towards fish deriving from unsustainable catches. The traceability of fish products should improve, write Rodrigo Gouveia and Mikael Robertsson from Euro Coop in a new opinion…

17th May 2011

Traceability of fish products needs to improve

17th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Cellana LLC, a developer of algae-based biofuels and bioproducts based in Kona, Hawaii, has received a three-year $5.5m grant to develop a protein supplement from algae as a byproduct of algal biofuels…

17th May 2011

Cellana receives $5.5m grant to develop agal biofuel byproduct

17th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Two North Shields fishermen were rescued by the volunteer RNLI lifeboat crew from Tynemouth last week when their trawler became stranded after her nets tangled in the propeller.

17th May 2011

RNLI rescues stranded fishermen

17th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Seafish has announced that Global Trust Certification has been appointed as the new certification body for the Responsible Fishing Scheme (RFS).

17th May 2011

Seafish appoints new certifier for RFS

17th May 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

AgriMarine Holdings Inc. has announced that it has launched the commercialisation of its floating solid wall closed containment technology for fish rearing into Norway.

17th May 2011

AgriMarine expands reach into Norway

17th May 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Tests on three year classes of farmed Atlantic salmon point to the fact that there is great variation in how well various salmon families tackle salmon lice, according to research from Nofima.

17th May 2011

Eggs stronger in encounters with lice

17th May 2011

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Late last year Vónin supplied monkfish trawls to an undisclosed foreign fishing company.

17th May 2011

Pair-trawling for monkfish

17th May 2011

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

The trawling industry in India tends to be shrimp-oriented, due to its economic importance and export value.

17th May 2011

Eco-friendly alternative to bottom trawling for India

17th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

The European Parliament has said that emergency measures are needed to help fishermen suffering from high oil prices.

17th May 2011

EP: Fishermen need help with oil prices

17th May 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

Commenting on reports that the European Commission may be considering the introduction of internationally tradeable ITQs as part of a package of CFP reform measures, the SNP’s Richard Lochhead MSP said:

17th May 2011

SNP on EU dangerous fisheries proposals

17th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Commissioner Maria Damanaki has said that she expects Member States to take all necessary measures to ensure full compliance by their vessels during the main fishing season for bluefin tuna, which started…

17th May 2011

Damanaki expects full compliance during bluefin tuna fishing season

17th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

A group of seafood industry experts will make their online debut over the next few weeks on the new blog from Seafish.

16th May 2011

Seafish experts make blogging debut

16th May 2011

SEAFOOD

SEAFOOD

An innovative new seafood product developed by Keohanes of Bantry with the assistance of BIMs Seafood Development Centre (SDC) has led to the creation of 12 new jobs for the west cork…

16th May 2011

New seafood jobs for West Cork

16th May 2011

FISHERIES

FISHERIES

The third US-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue (S&ED) meeting was held 9–10 May in Washington, DC.

15th May 2011

US and China agree to increase fisheries cooperation

15th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

With current forecasts predicting the collapse of the world’s major fisheries by 2050, a novel approach to conservation is needed to secure the future of our seas, says The Zoological Society of…

14th May 2011

Project Ocean launched

14th May 2011

AQUACULTURE

AQUACULTURE

Mainstream Canada is the first salmon farming company in Canada to be certified under a new standard which ensures that sustainable management of aquaculture includes First Nations values and interests.

13th May 2011

Mainstream meets First Nations standard

13th May 2011

INDUSTRY NEWS

INDUSTRY NEWS

Cumbrian Seafoods Ltd has become the first in the UK to present the new Icelandic responsible fisheries label to British consumers.

12th May 2011

UK company gets Icelandic eco label

12th May 2011

ANALYSIS

ANALYSIS

The International Institute of Fisheries Economics and Trade (IIFET), is an international group of economists, government managers, private industry members, and others interested in the exchange of research and information on marine…

11th May 2011

Fishery economists: What have they learnt and what are they telling us?

11th May 2011

FISHING GEAR

FISHING GEAR

Wärtsilä has signed a contract with Liegruppen AS for the delivery of design and propulsion equipment for a new combined purse seiner/trawler.

11th May 2011

Wärtsilä to design and equip new vessel for Liegruppen

11th May 2011